Health Policy Affairs

‘Unsustainable’: Physicians, Lawsuit Challenge Medicare’s WISeR Prior Auth Experiment

(Medscape) Doctors in multiple states report unpaid claims and care delays under the new federal program, as a lawsuit seeks answers about AI algorithms and data security.

A new age of innovation

Interventional radiology has always been a specialty where innovation moves quickly. But there’s a shift happening within the healthcare landscape—particularly on the public policy level—and IR may be perfectly situated to enter a whole new age of innovation, according to 2024 Dr. Charles T. Dotter lecturer Ezequiel "Zeke" Silva, III, MD, FSIR.

How interventional radiology can help treat chronic pain

(Shawano Leader) Chronic pain often disrupts the quality of life and ability to perform daily activities. For those seeking advanced, targeted solutions, interventional radiology has emerged as an effective option to address various types of pain. Through minimally invasive techniques guided by imaging technologies, interventional radiologists can deliver precise treatments. The treatments focus on targeting the root causes of pain.

A new hope for chronic nerve pain

Researchers at Emory University are investigating a novel regenerative approach to treat chronic nerve pain, for which effective long-term treatments are currently lacking.

SIR to CMS: Protect access to patient care, reverse devastating Medicare Physician Fee Schedule cuts

Proposed cuts to physician reimbursements could shutter practices and leave thousands of medically vulnerable patients without access to care, the Society of Interventional Radiology said in a comment letter submitted to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) today.

SIR asks CMS to support BTX injection coverage

SIR and American College of Radiology (ACR) submitted joint comments to CMS contractors urging the inclusion of image-guided preoperative abdominal wall botulinum toxin (BTX) injection as a covered indication to facilitate large ventral hernia repair.